Miramar Uniting Church’s main building may
be almost a century old, but it stands strong after
undergoing earthquake strengthening.
Two weeks ago strengthening work was completed
on the church’s main brick building, which dates
back to 1923.
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fl
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said
issues
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waswith
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By Nikki Papatsoumas

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She said this was because there had not

Reverend Paul Prestidge says he is pleased the
piles of rubbish
collected
in Church can now remove its yellow
Miramar
Uniting
sticker.

A large group of Wellingtonians have been surveyed on their
views of increasing smoke-free
areas in the capital.
The results of the survey were
presented to the Wellington City
Council’s Community Sport
and Recreation committee at its
meeting last week.
Of the more than 1000 people
surveyed 84 per cent were in
favour of a smoke-free Wellington.
Mayor of Wellington, CeliaWade Brown, said the council
had already designated many
of its sports fields, playgrounds,
and skate parks, as smoke-free
outdoor areas.
“We share Government’s goal
for a smoke-free nation by 2025.
This calls for greater action to

be taken.”
The most preferred places
for extending the ‘smoke-free’
designation include entrances
to buildings accessed by the
public including bus stops, the
Wellington Botanic gardens and
Otari-Wiltons Bush.
“Sharing a bus stop with
someone who is smoking puts
people off catching buses,”
Celia said.
“I do realise it is hard to quit
smoking as I gave up when
I was in my thirties. These
days non-smokers are the new
normal.”
The Zoo and Zealandia are already smoke-free as is new and
refurbished Council housing
(both inside and out), with designated smoking areas provided

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“That required us to leave
the building so we couldn’t
operate here,” he said.
Reverend Prestidge said
throughout the final months
of 2013, the church was able
to operate out of St Aidan’s
Anglican Church, before finally being able to return in
time for Christmas.
However due to the status of
the church’s main auditorium,
services had to operate out
of the church’s hall until
strengthening work was completed last month.
Reverend Prestidge said the
work, which took 16 weeks
to complete came with a price
tag of $150,000.
“We had some savings or
money from sales of previous
buildings… so we were very
lucky we had money to pay for
the bills it was always going
to be very expensive.”
Reverend Prestidge said the
congregation was over the

moon to have their main auditorium back up and running
and this weekend, the church
would have a celebratory
service to thank everyone for
their support while the work
has taken place.
“The main message we want
to get out to the community
is that we are back up and
running.
“We are an earthquake resilient building… so we are
open for business in terms
of groups should feel this is
a safe building that has been
done up.
“We are keen to have more
community groups use our
facilities.”
Miramar Uniting is a combined Methodist and Presbyterian congregation made up
of just over 50 members.

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Thursday November 12, 2015

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Carols in Island Bay

School fair
a success

The Island Bay churches are again
combining to offer a relaxing evening
of Christmas carols, games and a community barbeque in what has become
a fun annual event. The whole community is invited to St Hilda’s Anglican
Church, 311 The Parade on December 13
for the community carols event. Bring
family and neighbours, a blanket, plus
extra picnic food to the church lawn.
Sausages, coffee, soft drinks and ice
cream will be provided. The service
starts at 6pm.

The team who organised the
Houghton Valley School Fair last
month said it was a successful day.
The school thanked members of the
local community who helped directly,
those who donated goods and all
those who came and shared the day
with students and staff.

The first flag
referendum

Shelly Bay Market
As part of an initiative between The
Wellington Company and the Maori
Tenths Trust, a new Saturday market,
opening this Saturday, is coming to
Shelly Bay. Already a hub of artistic
creativity, with Propellor Studios,
Whirlwind Design and the Blackmore
and Best Gallery, to name just a few, all
just a stone’s throw from the Chocolate
Fish Cafe, this market hopes to help
firmly put this secret jewel of a spot on
the map as a go to destination in Wellington. The market will be held every
Saturday from 10am to 3pm.

Christmas in the Park
Strathmore Park Community is
holding a Christmas in the Park get
together at the Raukawa St Reserve
on December 9 from 5.30pm. The
community carols will feature performances by Breakout Dance Crew,
Kapa Haka Carols and Santa. Locals
are encouraged to head along with
friends, family and a picnic.

The Flag Consideration Panel is
reminding kiwis that the first referendum to rank the five alternative
flags is coming up. Flag Consideration
Panel chair, Professor John Burrows,
said November’s postal referendum
is about considering the possibiliFrom left, youth MP for Rongotai
Peter McKenzie,
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ties and ranking
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Patricia O’Donnell.
next year, eligible voters will choose
between the current flag and the
preferred alternative. The panel are
encouraging voters to make sure
they check, update or enrol at www.
elections.org.nz.

Young Wellingtonians are set to create their which seeks to empo
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more power.
Last week, the owner of the Brooklyn turbine,
Meridian Energy, announced it had signed a
contract for a new turbine that will begin generating electricity from Wellington’s world-famous
wind in April.
Meridian external relations manager Guy
Waipara said the current turbine would be
removed in December and work would begin in
January to prepare the foundation for the new
turbine.
The new turbine would arrive in Wellington at
the end of March and it was expected to take three
weeks to have the turbine up and running, he said.
He said the project would cost $2.9 million.
“We’re very excited that this is happening. The
current turbine has become iconic. It is part of the

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Thursday December 3, 2015

Community led rejuvenation
for Strathmore Park
By Nikki Papatsoumas

Whether it’s an added playground,
better lighting or more community
spaces, Strathmore Park residents
have the chance to say what they
would like to see in their community.
Wellington City Council, Housing New Zealand and the New
Zealand Police are all supporting
a community-led rejuvenation of
Strathmore Park.
As part of the initiative the
Strathmore Park community have
been asked to identify strengths,
challenges and opportunities for
the suburb at recent community
meetings, with further consultation
planned for this month.
Strathmore resident Tania Moloney has lived in the suburb since
she was 12-years-old.
She said she was pleased to hear
about the initiative and believed
Strathmore had a lot of potential.
In particular she said she would
like to see a second base or hall
developed on the vacant land at
Raukawa St.
She said this site would be more
accessible for families, mums with
push chairs and the elderly than
the Strathmore Park Community
Centre.
“That’s where the heart of the
community is. I would love to see
a second base there the community
could take ownership of.
Tania also expressed a desire to

So far suggestions have included:
Projects which support the environment such as special housing, safe and connected walkways, improved bus routes, and
urban rejuvenation.
Spaces for communities including sporting and recreational
facilities, retail and tourism opportunities and improved social
services.
Pathways to success such as a Trades school, social enterprises,
early childhood facilities.
Community-driven events and programmes including Christmas In The Park, youth programmes, and community gardens.

Christmas
A time to rememb er

Strathmore resident Tania Moloney and Councillor Paul Eagle.

see more playgrounds for children,
more lighting along walkways that
connected streets in the suburb and a
community patrol.
She encouraged people to put forward
their ideas of what they would like to
see in their own backyard.
“People need to get involved more,
when you talk about Strathmore
you are talking about generations of
people.”
Strathmore resident and president of
the Strathmore Park Progressive and
Beautifying Association, Stan Andis,
said he has lived in the area “all of my
77 years”.
He called the initiative “magic”.

“The fact we are getting support
from the Wellington City Council, the
police and Housing New Zealand is
incredible.”
Councillor Paul Eagle, who is also
chair of the Community Sport and
Recreation Committee, said there
needed to be a plan for Strathmore.
“This isn’t about council rescuing the
area. It is about the council delivering
in the long term.”
 Residents can share ideas on how
to improve Strathmore Park by emailing LoveStrathmorePark@gmail.com
or by visiting the community caravan
in the Raukawa Street carpark area on
December 5, 9 and 12.

OLD SAINT PAUL’S,

Mulgrave Street, Thorndon

Friday 11th December 2015 at 6:30pm
When you have lost someone dear to you, anniversaries
and the times you were happiest are often the times
you are at your saddest.
Come and join us at our service of remembrance
and gather strength from others.
This Christmas let’s support one another.
EVERYONE IS WELCOME!

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Client: Harbour City Funeral Home
Reference: Christmas Remembrance Service
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Thursday December 3, 2015

Volunteers valued at
Kilmarnock Heights Home
International Volunteer Day is on
December 5 and Enliven’s Kilmarnock
Heights Home is taking the opportunity
to thank its teams of dedicated volunteers.
Kilmarnock Heights Home manager
Bronwyn Drennan says the wonderful
men, women, teenagers and children that
volunteer to be part of the Enliven team
make a real difference to the lives of elders
at the home.
“We would like to thank them for all
they do. As a not-for-profit organisation
we could not offer the level of support we
do without our volunteers,” says Bronwyn.
“Our volunteers help to run groups and
activities they spend quality time with
residents and so much more.”
Bronwyn says volunteers are a big part
of what makes the home feel so lively.
“We have a group of wonderful volunteers who have got to know the residents
and staff here so well that they’ve become
part of the family,” Bronwyn explains.
“Our volunteers are of all ages, cultures
and backgrounds, and they all bring
their different personalities, interests and
experiences to the home to share with the
residents.”
Bronwyn says Kilmarnock Heights
Home is always on the lookout for volunteers to join their team.
Volunteers are needed to help with
activities such as arts and crafts, gardening, outings, pampering, playing music,
driving the home’s van, taking residents
out for coffee, or simply visiting to spend
one-on-one time with the residents.
“We’re always looking at expanding our
team of wonderful volunteers and there

are so many different ways to volunteer,”
says Bronwyn.
“Our volunteers truly make a difference
here and we are so appreciative of the
work that they do.”
 If you want to help make a difference
to the lives of residents at Kilmarnock
Heights Home call 0508 TO HELP. For
more information about Kilmarnock
Heights Home, located at 20 Morton
Street in Berhampore, call 04 380 2034
or visit www.enlivencentral.org.nz.

Lambton Quay was cordoned off on Wednesday
afternoon following the discovery of a suspicious
package. PHOTO CREDIT: Lara Somervell

Suspicious
package causes
scare for capital
Wellingtonians rushed from the capital’s city centre last Wednesday after
a suspicious package was discovered.
It was later revealed the package
posed no t h reat a nd pol ice sa id
someone had gone to a considerable
effort to make it appear as though it
contained explosives.
Police said they cordoned off a section of Lambton Quay from Willis St
to Brandon St after finding the package about 2.30pm last Wednesday.
The New Zealand Defence Force Ex-

plosive Ordinance Disposal unit was
called in and a robot was deployed.
Police have since revealed the item
did not contain any explosive material.
“Someone has gone to some effort to
create the item in a way that gave the
impression it was an explosive device,”
police said.
Police said they were continuing
their investigation to identify the
person or persons responsible.
They thanked members of the public
for their assistance.

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Countdown and the Salvation Army
“Many families come to us with
have kicked off their annual Christmas complicated debt issues that need in
Food Rescue Appeal to help the grow- depth work over a long period.
ing number of New Zealanders who
“Most of those very fragile families
A new arrival
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Paulincome
Horton,
the
have registered
for food
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“Our
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extinction.
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Zoo
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meat,
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Wellington Zoo visitors can now
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your Mini Monkey habitat, and learn
together in Wellington
Zoo’s Mini
Monkey habitat.
more about these endangered
Wellington Zoo life sciences primates.

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Thursday December 3, 2015

Christmas as a special occasion.
“Without this some families have a
bleak Christmas that’s just a normal
day. When school starts in the New
Year, other children are talking about
their fun Christmas and holidays. What
do these children have to contribute if
their Christmas has been a non-event?”
The most needed food items for
the Christmas Food Rescue Appeal
include pasta and rice, cereal, canned
food, sauces and spreads, baby food
and toiletries, hygiene and cleaning
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This time each year there is a
burst of creative energy in Cuba
Street as Deirdre Tarrant works
with young dancers to make their
traditional Christmas show.
Last year the Deirdre Tarrant
Dance Theatre presented a wonderful Nutcracker ballet and
Wellington audiences flocked to
see this again in July as part of
the 150 Birthday
celebrations
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Fixing computers gently computers
Local business Gentle PC aims to build,
teach and fix computers gently.
Owner of Gentle PC, Kaeli Bunt, said
ikoiko
she was studying
towards her diploma in
kiwiana
network engineering
five years ago when
collection
she ended up in a wheelchair.
“At that point I decided to set up a
computer repair shop at home, originally
working from my bedroom.
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isContact
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is growing.”
Kaeli now has a small team working
with her out of the company’s Miramar
office.
“Luke, my sidekick, is an independent
contractor and a boy genius. He’s a tiny
person with a brain the size of a planet.
“I also have Kate who comes and tidies
my world once a week. She was a good
friend who initially volunteered to tidy
the work space and do filing for me, but
I’m now pleased to say I can pay her.”
Kaeli said at Gentle PC the aim is to
build, fix and teach computers… gently.

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homely vibe where the community
can go for a chat, a laugh, some good
food and to meet up with friends. I
feel like we’ve accomplished that.”

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Nearly five years after the Roxy cinema
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to the
the business isHE
still going
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Owner Operator, Valentina Dias, said owners
and staff truly loved being able to complete
Miramar’s film story by offering a movie exhibition experience like no other.
The Roxy was built in 2011, on an existing
cinema site that had been closed and left derelict for some time.
“It was important to rebuild something that
reminded people of the way cinema used to
be,” said co-owner Jamie Selkirk.
“It made sense to complete Miramar’s proud
local film story – the art of New Zealand film
making needed a venue worthy of screening
our film industry’s product.”
Along with a state of the art cinema, the
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Roxy also offers its customers a bar and res6 mo n ths
$165 + G ST
taurant. “Going to the pictures was always a
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memorable night out and The Roxy focuses
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Kylie said the pair was trying to put
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Valentina said she and owners Daminda
Dias, Jamie and Ann Selkirk and Tania Rodgers, were all local and involved in day-to-day
operations.
“We believe in the Roxy being part of the
community and creating something iconic
and inclusive.
“Our suppliers are local and wherever we
can, we support locals. We are proudly local
and support the local community with donations and free community events.”
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Q: Do you think smoking should be banned in bus stops? Why or why not?

Perry Osborne
Kilbirnie
“Definitely because
not everyone smokes
cigarettes I think it
should be banned in
public.”

David Nathanson
Kilbirnie
“I think yes because it just looks
bad. It is a bad look for overseas
visitors and they do end up on
your feet and then you transfer
the butts. However, I think
people should be able to smoke
somewhere.”

Gareth Batstone
Kilbirnie
“I’m an ex-smoker but I
don’t know where they
should draw the line. If
they are enclosed [bus
stops] then it should be
banned.”

Sarah Va’a
Kilbirnie

Cushla Skachill
Kilbirnie

“Yes I think it is inconsiderate
for people who don’t smoke
and for someone like me it
actually hurts my lungs.”

“Yes, because I don’t
smoke and it’s not very
nice.”

Audrey Stevens
Kilbirnie
“I don’t smoke, but I like
coffee and next thing
you know they’ll be
telling me I can’t drink
coffee. It has become
too controlling.”

LETTERS to the editor
Yes to campground

New turbine?
Dear Ed, The articles
on the "new" wind turbine
at Brooklyn - firstly the
current turbine there is the
second larger one and it is
noisy - on calm nights you
hear ‘wri wir wir’ fading

in and out across to Mornington and now there is
support for them to install
an even "newer, bigger,
noisier” turbine ?
Martin Beck
Wellington

Dear Ed, I am replying to
your article in Cook Strait News
regarding Happy Valley campground. I live in Kilbirnie. I think
a campground at Happy Valley
is a great idea. A campground
is needed in Wellington. I am
74-years-old, born in Wellington
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am member New Zealand Motorcaravan Association (NZMCA).
We hold many organised rallies
in school grounds as these are
the only areas large enough to
hold a rally in in the areas we visit
(with permission from the schools
concerned of course). Sometimes
as many as 80 vans could attend.
The schools have a charge and it’s

a good fund raiser for them and
good for NZMCA. It is a win-win
situation. There has never been a
problem for them or neighbours.
Campers can be and usually are
an asset, they bring dollars into
the area and councils tend to
upgrade to area to accommodate
the extra visitor numbers.
John Madsen (abridged)
Kilbirnie

Unhappy
Dear Ed, I am not pleased the seawall
repairs will simply restore what was in
existence before the breach occurred.
At best the sand will keep eroding as it has
done since 1935 and we will lose the beach.
At worst the wall will eventually succumb,
partially or entirely, to the increasing pressures of rising sea levels and more severe

storms, and the debate over "what can we
do?" will have to take place all over again.
I would like any climate-change deniers
on the Island Bay Seawall action group to
reread the cautionary tale of King Canute.
Marion Findlay
Wellington

Great idea
Dear Ed, Cheaper buses are such a great. Thank you for this initiative
which will be very helpful to all and especially students. Happy to hear the
retail sector will benefit.
Faye Tohbyn, Wellington

Thank you
Dear Ed, As 2015 draws to a close, I
write in praise of a group of fine people in
the Eastern Suburbs whose work is easily
overlooked. They are our dedicated church
ministers, Fr Ephrem Tigga of St Patrick’s
Catholic, Pastor David Eves of Lyall Bay
Baptist, Rev Larry Ashmore of St Jude’s
Anglican (Freyberg St), Captain Joe Serevi
of Kilbirnie Salvation Army, Rev Simon
Winn and Children’s Pastor Rev Chelsea
Kirby of All Saints Anglican-Methodist

(Hamilton Rd) and the Rev Falkland
Liuvaie of Kilbirnie Presbyterian. They
go about their ministry for the good and
well-being of all in the Kilbirnie, Lyall
Bay and Hataitai community largely under
the radar and do so much that mostly goes
unnoticed. As we prepare for the wonderful celebration of Christmas, a huge thank
you to them all.
P Francis
Wellington

Letters on issues of community interest are welcomed. Guidelines are that
they should be no longer than 150
words.
They must be signed and a street
address provided to show good faith,
even if a nom de plume is provided for
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Thursday December 3, 2015

LETTERS to the editor

Continued on pg 18

11

Marsden Preschoolers, well on their way!

No to the silly season
ally have very little solid
news to report while Parliament isn't sitting, many
shops and factories remain
closed, and a great many
people take their annual
holidays to coincide with
the long school holidays.
So the media fall back on a
great many childish, trivial,
boring, or bizarre events
that would get little or no
reportage for the rest of the
year. Doubtless the media
are always glad when any
disastrous or sensational
things occur to break up
the flatness that mostly prevails then. However, most
Kiwis just love it as a rest-

ful break, usually in fine,
warm weather, from the
rat-race they endure for the
rest of the year. Whether
they go away or stay at
home for that break, it's
generally enjoyed. As the
lead-up to Christmas is
the most frenzied part of
the year, it is certainly not
our silly season. I also hope
the article was not implying
that observing the season
of Christ's First Advent,
the carols, etc. is silly; because it seems his Second
Advent, to confound such
scoffers, is now very near.
Hector Westfold
Miramar

Bring down the seawall
Dear Ed, I don’t agree with
the seawall being rebuilt.
The community had an opportunity to unite the beach
with the park and create a

safer beach front by removing the road. This would
have the restored natural
heritage that predates the
wall, resolve the issue of

sand drifting onto the road
and create a wonderful Island Bay seafront and an
even better community park.
Anonymous, Wellington

Waste of money
Dear Ed, In the face of
climate change, with which
we can expect both sea level
rise and increased frequency and ferocity of storms,
the rebuild is a massive
waste of money. Councillor
Eagle and Vicki Greco are
like King Canute, ordering
the sea to stay back. Clearly

a strategic withdrawal from
coastal strips is going to
be required, and this was
a golden opportunity to do
that here. The wall should
be removed or allowed
to fall in to the sea, that
section of The Esplanade
should be closed to motor traffic, and the dunes

should be allowed to merge
with Shorland Park. That
proposal was already on
the table before the 2013
storm, and the storm was
nature’s way of casting a
vote for that option. We
should listen to her!
Andrew Carman
Brooklyn

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Dear Ed,
Re p.20
(Cook Strait News Nov
26), and "carols ready to
rock", there’s yet another
example of how younger
people (notably journalists) misunderstand what
many words and phrases
mean. This time, somebody insults the season
of Advent (the lead-up to
Christmas) by alluding to it
as "the silly season". Here
in New Zealand, our Silly
Season means the midsummer period after Christmas
Day, from Boxing Day until
the beginning of February.
The term relates to the
media; because they usu-

encouraged to put their hands
up for a steering group which
will help see governance of the
Strathmore Park Community

Locals with bright ideas and
a sense of community are

Centre handed back to the community.
The Strathmore Park Community Centre was previously

Lisa Matthews says the Wellington City Council is keen to see the
Strathmore Park Community Centre return to being managed by the community.

managed by the Strathmore
Park Community Base Incorporated.
However, they ceased managing the Centre in July 2015 and
voted to wind down in October
2015. The Wellington City
Council has managed the centre
since.
Project co-ordinator for the
Strathmore Park Community
Centre, Lisa Matthews, said
community governance was
the preferred model for the
operation of the centre.
She said the council was now
hoping to establish a steering
group, to get the ball rolling
before handing the centre back
to the community.
Lisa said the steering group
would be responsible for setting
the direction and determining the structure of the new
organisation.
“We are inviting people to
join a working group because
stuff has to be decided before

there is new management. This
includes what is the centre’s
purpose? What is its mission?
“I’m asking for a working
group that can come together
and work with the community
on those issues.”
Lisa said the steering group
wou ld work toget her for
roughly six months, before a
formal group was selected and
management was handed back
to the community.
“This centre has a real heart
and I think that the people of
Strathmore Park have a real
love and a real care for their
community and their community centre.”
 If you are interested in getting
involved in this process or want
to know more, please contact
Lisa Matthews on 0212479728,
at the centre on 04 3882776, or
by email lisa.matthews@wcc.
govt.nz

Iconic sculpture to be dismantled for repairs
Iconic Evans Bay sculpture
Akau Tangi is set to be dismantled for repairs.
This is due to failures in the
section of pipe that supports the
cones on the top of the poles.
The sculpture, on Cobham
Drive, was designed by Phil
Dadson and installed in 2010.
It features 11 vertical poles
with spinning cones attached
to each.
Wellington City Councillor
Ray Ahipene-Mercer said the
council had been working on
a plan for the sculpture after a
weld failure earlier this year.

“Unfortunately we’ve had two
cones fall within the last few
weeks so we must temporarily
take them all down.
“Being in Evans Bay, challenged by a wild marine location, does not make it easy on
the sculpture but we expect the
work should be made to cope
with that.”
Project Officer of Parks, Sport
and Recreation, Victoria Bennett, said taking all the cones
down was the most sensible
option – for safety and to prevent
further damage to the cones.
“The cones that fell had safety

lanyards installed after a cone
fell in 2013, they helped to
contain the fall but didn’t stop
them from hitting the ground.
“It may take some considerable time before the cones are
ready to go back up.
“We need to work on a solution
for the pipe section, and there
are other issues with them not
being balanced properly and the
wear and tear that has created.
But we hope to get this corrected
as soon as possible.”
The remaining cones will
be taken down in the next two
weeks.

Akau Tangi, on Cobham

Budget adviser set for Strathmore

Minimising waste
across the capital

By Nikki Papatsoumas

Popular Wellington events such as the
Newtown Festival and the Island Bay Festival
have received funding to improve recycling
efforts and reduce the amount of waste going
to the landfill.
This is thanks to $50,000 in support from
the Waste Minimisation Seed Fund.
Councillor Iona Pannett, Chair of Wellington
City Council’s Environment Committee,
said the fund helped enhance Wellington’s
reputation and encourage leadership in waste
minimisation.
“It’s fantastic to see the range of applications
in this first round of the new fund.
“We know Wellingtonians care about reducing waste and we look forward to seeing even
more initiatives coming forward in 2016.”
The fund will support Newtown Festival’s
goal in reaching zero waste to landfill, with
manned recycling stations, compostable
packaging and an extensive public waste audit.
The fund comes from landfill levies collected by the Ministry for the Environment
and is a part of Wellington’s environmental
responsibility.
Applicants are invited to apply for the 2016
Waste Minimisation Seed Fund for projects
under $2000 between February 1 and May
31 of next year. Applications are considered
at the end of each month.

Strathmore locals will soon
have the opportunity to uti-

lise the services of a budget
adviser.
Budget adviser Ma rcus
Hull, who volunteers for the

Marcus Hull and Henry Yeoh, from the Citizen's Advice Bureau
Wellington (WelCAB) Budget Service, are excited to bring their
services to the Strathmore community.

Citizen's Advice Bureau
Wellington (WelCAB)
Budget Service will now
be offering his services
out of the Strathmore Park
Community Centre.
Marcus said he will be
available by appointment
for anyone that might need
assistance with setting a
budget, applying for work
and income assistance,
resolving debts or negotiating with debt collectors or
banks.
He said credit was “far too
accessible” and this was a
major problem for many
people.
“We never tell people
there is a right way of budgeting, but there is often
better ways,” Marcus said.
“I have a big passion for
financial literacy… the
younger we start the better
off we are.”
He said he was looking
forward to his new role at
the community centre.

“I am a local resident and
I’ve been seeing a lot of
clients from here anyway
so I think it will work really
well.”
Ma nager of WelCA B
Budget Service, Henry
Yeoh, said advisers were
based out of CAB offices
across Wellington.
Last year they helped 89
clients in the eastern suburbs and this number was
growing this year, he said.
Henry said WelCAB was
approached by the Ministry
of Social Development to
offer budget advice services
out of the Strathmore Park
Community Centre and
Kilbirnie CAB office.
The service is free to the
community.
 To make an appointment
with a budget adviser at
Strathmore Park Community Centre or Kilbirnie
CAB, call the Kilbirnie CAB
on 387 3573.

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We don’t want freedom camping
Dear Ed, Anyone who has
been following the Happy Valley campground saga must
be scratching their heads at
the ‘ornery’ residents of Owhiro Bay. Last summer, if you
remember, representatives of
their Residents Association
were loud in their objections
to the freedom campers at Te

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Dear Ed, I am in favour of the
campground in Happy Valley.
Dear Ed, Yes, to allow the school on a narrow road, on
Public
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the tip.
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Deliverers
THUMBS UP

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them freedom camp on our foreshore. Owhiro Bay's Te Kopahou
reserve can be so full of camper
vans at times that it is impossible
for locals to get a park. Let us
hope there is a compromise of
some sort between the council
and the community that will
allow for a clean, well-managed

sive persecution stop! If you
truly knew what this family
has been going through you
would be ashamed of yourself or perhaps you have no
empathy to realise that these
are just people who have an
opinion that may be different to yours! Please people
support this dairy, whatever
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our local businesses! And for
those of you who complained
about Island Bay residents
whining too much we will not
be pressured to keep our voices
quiet. We thankfully live in a
free country where we should
be able to voice our opinions
without persecution. I hope we
can keep it this way.
Sally Hewitt (abridged)
Island Bay

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some guy in the Wellington THANK YOU!
garages and
don’t park- Kaponga.
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Kawatiri
either in them or over them. side their office and on the
Wednesday afternoon,
THUMBS UP to Dave and
Those who do not have a
P10 parking space outside
who gifted me his pre-paid
Marina Moore, supporting
garage then find it hard to
our local dairy. Also they
parking ticket until 2am - I
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Keep safe while
swimming at the beach
Kiwis are being reminded to
take care while swimming at
the beach this summer after
drowning was identified as the
third greatest cause of accidental
deaths in the country.
Statistics from Surf Life Saving
New Zealand show there have
been 16 beach drownings so far
this year.
As the Christmas holidays approached and Kiwis started planning their summer holidays, Surf
Life Saving said it feared a repeat
of last year’s high drowning toll.
There were 63 drownings in
the 2014/15 patrol season, which
runs from Labour Weekend to
Easter. Of these, 17 were beach
drownings.
The key risk was the coinciding
fine weather with the Christmas
and New Year period when people
were on holiday and in unfamiliar
locations, said Surf Life Saving

New Zealand national lifesaving
and education manager Allan
Mundy.
“Unfortunately, a large number
of beachgoers put themselves
into unnecessary danger last
summer and a large number of
rescues took place outside of the
traditional flagged patrol area and
outside of standard patrol hours.”
Mr Mundy said it had been
estimated most drownings were
preventable.
“The number of people that
drown each year is higher than
the number of people killed in
wars and through civil unrest.
It also sits as the third greatest
cause of accidental death in New
Zealand.”
Mr Mundy said there were a
number of overarching factors
that could lead to swimmers getting into trouble, including ignorance or underestimation of their

own ability, misunderstanding
or disregard of hazards and the
inability to cope when exposed
to those hazards.
Mr Mundy says those planning
their Christmas holidays should
take water safety into consideration when planning their beach
destination.
“The beach is New Zealand's favourite playground but it can also
be a dangerous place. Each beach
is dangerous in its own right due
to environmental factors.
“Even waist deep water can be
life threatening if you step in a
hole or get hit by a large wave.
“Learning about the risks and
preparing yourself will mean you
and your family can enjoy the
Christmas holidays more safely.”

Lifeguards
stationed at Oriental Bay Beach.
Beach goers are
reminded to
stay safe while
using beaches
this summer.

 For more information on
beach safety head to www.
findabeach.co.nz

Local swimmer returns home after competing in Europe
By Nikki Papatsoumas

Samantha Lee, 23, has returned home after competing in surf life
saving competitions across Europe.

Local star Samantha Lee has
broken a world record she previously set, at a prestigious surf life
saving competition held recently
in Europe.
The Houghton Valley local has
recently returned to Wellington
after travelling to Europe with
the New Zealand Surf Life Saving
team, to race at the Orange Cup in
The Netherlands and at the prestigious German Cup in Germany.
While at the Orange Cup, Lee
won gold in both the 100m Rescue
Medley and 200m obstacles.
She also won silver in the 50m
Manikin Carry.
At the German Cup, Lee won
gold in the 100m Rescue Medley
and set a world record.

Sports inbrief
Roll on Wellington Awards
The Roll on Wellington
Awards were held on Tuesday, December 1. Local Regan
Dooley and the Island Bay
Cycle Way team won the Wellington bike personality of
the year award. Regan and

his team were behind the
Island Bay Cycle Way website
and Facebook page. Judges
praised Regan and his team
for debunking some myths
and supplying the community with facts through the

sites. Runners up were Dan
Mikkelsen from Bicycle Junction for his great work supporting everyday cycling, and
Amanda Santos for leading
accessible beginner mountain bike rides.

She also won gold in the 200m
Obstacles, silver in the 200m
Supersaver and bronze in the
50m Manikin Carry and 100m
Manikin Carry.
The 23-year-old said she was
chuffed with the results in both
competitions.
“Those two competitions were
some of the biggest surf pool
rescue competitions for the year,
so those results were awesome.
“It was our last opportunity
to race against the Europeans
before world champs next year,
so it's good to have some tough
competition and to see where
everyone is at.”
Lee said she first broke the
world record in the 100m Rescue
Medley in 2012 and since then had
continued to better it.

“At the moment for me, doing a
personal best in this event means
a new world record, so it's pretty
cool that I'm able to keep improving.
“It still feels awesome every time
I break it and the support and the
congratulations from everyone
around the pool is unreal.”
Lee said her results were beyond
what she was hoping for.
“It's nice to know that all my
hard training is paying off and
I'm moving in the right direction.”
Lee said her focus will now shift
back to swimming ahead of the
New Zealand Swimming Champs
which double as Olympic Trials
in March.
“I have a few competitions in
Australia in the lead up to those,
as well as a lot of hard training.”

Mornington Golf Club
Centennial Celebrations
22-24 January 2016

Register Now!

Waterfront fun run
Hundreds of children are
expected at a fun run on the
waterfront in December, with
the chance for competitors to
receive a personalised race
bib and certificate on the day
and be in with the chance to
win spot prizes.

The annual Cigna Kids Waterfront Fun Run, in its third
year, is held in conjunction
with Sport Wellington and
Athletics Wellington. This
year’s event, on Wednesday
16 December, starts and finishes at Frank Kitts Park. Races

will be held for pre-schoolers
through students in year 8
with the younger ones running 500m, others 1km, with
the older ones running 2km.
For more information, head
to www.athleticshub.co.nz/
events.

December 5, at the Petone
Recreation Ground from
11am. Meanwhile, in premier reserve, the Eastern

Gelato comes
to Island Bay
A concept shop boasting some of the capital’s most exciting gelato flavours
opened on Monday. Nathan Meyer, owner of Carrello del Gelato, is the man
behind the Oriental Bay shop which sells gelato, cold and hot drinks and a variety
of Italian pizza. Nathan found his passion for gelato in 2002, after travelling to
Italy while working for a Mediterranean importer. Nathan said while his gelato
was sold at a number of wholesale and retail outlets, he was excited to have the
opportunity to sell it by the scoop. Some of the more unique flavours on offer
at his new shop include cannoli, mandarin sorbet and grape sorbet. The gelato
is made from scratch at a factory in Newtown and has won dozens of awards.
Wellington Women’s Refuge manager Philippa McAtee, clinical nurse specialist Jennifer Irving,
Maori Women’s Refuge manager Ange Chaney, and violence intervention programme coordinator
Rob Veale.

Teaming up to tackle
domestic violence
Wellington Regional Hospital’s Emergency Department now has around the
clock support for victims of
domestic violence, thanks
to a new partnership with
Wellington Women’s Refuge.
Now all women over the
age of 16 who visit the
emergency department will
be screened for domestic
violence.
These women will be
given the option of talking
to a support person. During
the day this will be a social
worker from the hospital

and Wellington Women’s
Refuge will provide an
afterhours service.
Wel l i ng ton Women’s
Refuge manager Philippa
McAtee said the organisation was happy to help.
“Within one hour we
can get one of our trained
volunteers down to the
emergency department to
provide support to these
women – whether it’s just
to have a chat, to be put
in touch with one of our
community social workers,
or they need to go to our
safe house.”

Clinical nurse specialist
Jennifer Irving said the
response from emergency
department staff performing the screenings has been
positive.
“We screen for a number
of health issues, providing referrals for people
who come in as smokers or
frail elderly, and we have
been thoughtful introducing the screening into the
emergency department to
ensure there is support for
people, and we are able to
identify those people who
need help.”